Early Training = Later Success
Here's a good story about a brother-sister debate team from Ohio. They didn't make it to the NCFCA national… [Read more]
Why Blue Book Is Essential
Monument Publishing's bestselling sourcebook is Blue Book, the sourcebook specifically tailored for team-policy… [Read more]
How to Get Travis’ New Book at 20% Off
You may have heard of Monument Publishing's newest textbook in the "keys" lineup: Keys to Lincoln-Douglas… [Read more]
New Prices for Speech and Debate Sourcebooks
Monument Publishing has slashed its 2013 prices to a bare $30 for each of its sourcebooks. Check out… [Read more]
Blue Book Free Case Download, New Cover and Discount Offers
Yeah, I know. NITOC 2014 is in a couple weeks. NCFCA Nationals is next month. We're still in 2013, but… [Read more]
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Early Training = Later Success
Here’s a good story about a brother-sister debate team from Ohio. They didn’t make it to the NCFCA national tournament, but they managed to barely receive an invitation to the Stoa national tournament. They didn’t quite realize that they would be the absolute bottom seed in the first and second round. Realize what this meant. [...]
Why Blue Book Is Essential
Monument Publishing’s bestselling sourcebook is Blue Book, the sourcebook specifically tailored for team-policy debaters. If you’re planning to do team-policy debate next year, Blue Book is considered a staple to your success. Here’s why. First, Blue Book is creative. Vance Trefethen comes up with a dozen new cases every year to coincide with the new resolutions. [...]
Get Published in Bronze Book
Did you give a strong Platform or Interpretive presentation last year? You may want to contribute to an exciting publication from Monument Publishing: Bronze Book. Let me explain what Bronze Book is, why you may be perfect for it, and what you need to do to be published. What Bronze Book Is Bronze Book has [...]
NITOC NITC 2013
Forty-six students and about a dozen parent-coaches assembled at a campground 15 minutes from Siloam Springs, the homeplace of the National Invitational Tournament of Champions. Of these students, we came home with several great success stories including 1st Place LD Speaker, bottom seed taking out the top two in the first two rounds, and numerous [...]
How to Get Travis’ New Book at 20% Off
You may have heard of Monument Publishing’s newest textbook in the “keys” lineup: Keys to Lincoln-Douglas Debate by Travis Herche. Travis is one of the most sought-after coaches in the nation and head of the Training Minds LD Camps. His new book was sent to press today, and if you’re getting ready for debating next [...]
Camp Alumni Throughout Final Rounds
Summer camps are the bedrock of a successful competitive year. We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to start the school year off with a summer camp. How do we know? By the results at Nationals! Last week, Training Minds Alumni locked up most of the final rounds of speech and debate. Out of [...]
Why Go to NITC?
The Nationals Intensive Training Camp (we call it NITC, pronounced “nit-see”) is perhaps our best camp. For two days, we gather not-too-far from the national tournament to prepare. This weekend, 46 Stoa students will gather at New Life Ranch in Oklahoma—about 8 miles from NITOC—to prep. Next month we’ll gather with NCFCA students in Tulsa. [...]
New Prices for Speech and Debate Sourcebooks
Monument Publishing has slashed its 2013 prices to a bare $30 for each of its sourcebooks. Check out their new pricing: Blue Book ° Team-Policy Debate Sourcebook ° Original Retail $79.95 ° Now $30 Red Book ° Lincoln Debate Sourcebook ° Original Retail $49.95 ° Now $30 Gold Book ° Extemp, Parli and Impromptu Sourcebook ° [...]
